West Penn Power to pay $1.3 million for missing energy target

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission approved a settlement with West Penn Power that obligates the utility to pay $1.3 million for missing an energy reduction target in 2011.

West Penn did not reduce its energy consumption by 1 percent by May 31, 2011, as the utility was mandated to do under the state’s energy efficiency and conservation law, Act 129. Its penalty, which could have been between $1 million and $20 million, was negotiated down from $11.3 million, the original sum proposed by PUC staff.

The southwestern Pennsylvania utility, which was purchased by FirstEnergy Corp. in February 2011, met its subsequent energy consumption and demand reduction targets.

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